jpdb beta

to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

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to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)

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to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

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healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

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risky

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being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

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like a decent person; human

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

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polygamy; polygyny

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taking the field first; batting second

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gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

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bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

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alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

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bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

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still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

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swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

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same meaning; synonymy

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

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being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

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to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

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wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

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to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

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without doing ...; don't

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even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

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having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse

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exaltation; emotional uplift

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with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

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starting line (in a race); start line; starting point

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younger scholar; future reference

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to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

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to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close

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flower garden

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zipper; zip; zip fastener

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to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover

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comparatively; relatively

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to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out

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right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently

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even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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daring attack tactic

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to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

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